Alif Edi Irmawan

Alif Edi Irmawan is a contemporary artist from Surabaya, East Java, whose work focuses on environmental issues, the ecological crisis, and social dynamics. In his artistic practice, he views art as a medium for documenting environmental changes and reflecting on their impact on human existence. He frequently positions nature as a dignified subject with its own independent existence, rather than merely an object to be exploited.

Surabaya Senior High School Of Art (2011-2014)
Indonesian Institute Of Arts Yogyakarta (2014-2020)

Award :
-Bronze Award, Emerging Artist Category, UOB Painting
of the year 2018. Indonesia
-Finallist Basoeki Abdullah Art Award #2 2016.

Award :
-Finallist Surabaya Art Prize 2026.
-Finallist Basoeki Abdullah Art Award #4 2022.
-Bronze Award, Emerging Artist Category, UOB Painting
of the year 2018. Indonesia
-Finallist Basoeki Abdullah Art Award #2 2016.

Selected Group Exhibition

2026:
Art Jakarta with Vinautism Art Gallery booth A29, Jakarta.
“Border, Threshold, Beyond” ARTSUB 2026 at Balai Pemuda, Surabaya.
”ART n BALI 2026” at Nuanu Creative City, Bali.
“Ars Longa: Generatio” ARTJOG 2026 at Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta.
”Surabaya Art Prize” at Orasis Artspace, Surabaya.
“Lanskap” ISSI at RJ Katamsi Gallery, Yogyakarta.

2025:
“DEKADE” Class of 2014 #4 Fine Art Departement at RJ Katamsi Gallery, Yogyakarta.
“Reconnected” at Vinautism Art Gallery, Surabaya.
“The Little Things” at Fajar Siddiq Art Gallery, Yogyakarta.
“Compulsive Creative” at Vinautism Art Gallery, Surabaya.

2024:
“Bongkar Muat” at Palka Kreatif Store, Yogyakarta.
Art Jakarta with Dinding Luar Studio both S22, Jakarta.
“On Edge, Inward Eyes, Solitude Bliss” at Kiniko Art, Yogyakarta.

2023:
Art Jakarta with Dinding Luar Studio both S27, Jakarta.
Art Jakarta with MDTL both S30, Jakarta.
“Pledge of Possible” at LAV Gallery, Yogyakarta.
“CATHARSIS” at Vinautism Gallery, Surabaya.

2022:
“A...